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Astros rally with 6-run 8th to beat Dodgers 8-5

Associated Press - May 11, 2008 8:05 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 victory.

Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence had RBI singles against reliever Jonathan Broxton (1-1), and Brad Ausmus added a two-run single against the right-hander as the Astros won for the eighth time in nine games. Houston also completed its first 3-game sweep at Dodger Stadium since September 25-27, 1992.

Michael Bourn capped Sunday's rally with a sacrifice fly, giving Houston a 7-3 lead.

Geoff Geary (1-1) pitched one inning for the win, and Jose Valverde got the final out for his eighth save after Doug Brocail gave up two runs in the ninth.

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